The bride is a 2004 graduate of Onaway High School and a 2008 graduate of North Central Michigan College with a degree in early childhood education. She is employed as a childcare specialist in Dameron, Md.

The groom is a 2004 graduate of Magnolia High School, a 2008 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in business management and a 2010 graduate of Salem International University with a master's degree in business administration. He is employed by the Department of Defense in Lexington Park, Md.

After a wedding trip to Las Vegas, the couple resides in California, Md.